Open Seminar | Richard Buchanan, Wicked Problems and the “Cross of Pain”
Time: Oct. 18, 9:00am – 12:30
Place: Dark Room, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University
Facilitator: Prof. Kaja Tooming Buchanan
Professor Richard Buchanan is one of the most influential design thinkers in the world. Many of his writings have changed how we think about design today. He has educated many designers, managers, educators and leaders across the disciplines. Prof. Buchanan’s article “Wicked Problems in Design Thinking,” for example, has provoked changing or re-thinking educational systems and design programs around the world. This seminar will highlight Richard Buchanan’s influence in design and management field. It also will focus on challenges that we face today based on personal experiences in design and management practice.
Seminar Program
09:00 am | Opening Remarks, Dean, Prof. Lou Yongqi Introduction, Prof. Kaja Tooming Buchanan |
09:10 am | Prof. Xin Xiangyang, Jiangnan University
Keynote, “In Search of Symbols: The Patterns of Inquiry” |
09:40 am | Asst. Prof. Miso Kim, Northeastern University, USA “Cross of Pain and the Devil’s Triangle” |
10:00 am | Assoc. Prof. Soojin Jun, Yonsei University, Korea
“Invention, Discovery and the ”Cross of Pain” in Design Education” |
10:20 am | Dr. Ian Hargraves, Mayo Clinic, USA
“Care and Design” |
10:40 am | Dr. Sabine Junginger, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland “Fourth Order Design: Challenges in Design and Management” |
11:00 am | Asst. Prof. Nassim Jafarinaimi, Georgia Tech University, USA |
11:15 am | “Video Greetings” |
11:20 am | Coffee Break |
11:30 am | Panel Discussion |
| Facilitator: | Prof. Kaja Tooming Buchanan, Tongji University |
| Panelists: | Dean, Prof. Lou Yongqi, Tongji University
Prof. Xin Xiangyang, Jiangnan University
Prof. Wang Guosheng (Sam), Tsinghua University Dr. Ian Hargraves, Mayo Clinic, USA Asst. Prof. Miso Kim, Northeastern University, USA Assoc. Prof. Soojin Jun, Yonsei University, Korea
Dr. Sabine Junginger, University of Applied Sciences Lucerne, Switzerland |
